# Accident 20250712015529A: Hibbard Rick RANS S7, Blackfoot, ID, July 12, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2025, 21:15 local time
- Place: Blackfoot, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2770° N, 112.5024° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2770&lon=-112.5024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69TY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69TY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hibbard Rick RANS S7 (registry code 05611PI, https://openairdocs.org/model/hibbard-rick-rans-s7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HIBBARD RICK RANS S7
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 506 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250712015529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER FLYING FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES AND COMPLETING A 75-MILE LOOP COVERING HIS FARM PROPERTY, HE WAS HEADED HOME WHEN THE ENGINE POPPED AND STARTED TO VIBRATE. HE CONTINUED TO RUN THE ENGINE AT REDUCED POWER AND SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED THE OIL PRESSURE DROP TO 0 PSI AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A WHEAT FIELD. DURING LANDING THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER. THE #3 PISTON PIN AND AFT SECTION OF CONNECTING ROD SEPARATED FROM THE PISTON AND DEPARTED THROUGH THE UPPER ENGINE CASE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PISTON PIN HAD MOVED PAST THE RETAINING RING AND HAD CONTACTED THE CYLINDER WALL. THE SUSPECT COMPONENTS WERE SENT TO THE NTSB LAB FOR INSPECTION. THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES.

AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE PROPER AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION AND CURRENT AIRCRAFT INSPECTION STATUS. PILOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE THE CORRECT CERTIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION FOR THE FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR25LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA210), Jul 13, 2025: Hibbard Rick Rans S7 (N69TY), Blackfoot, ID, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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